Maine adults who want to return to college may qualify for as much as $4,000 per year in scholarships for up to four years, in a new Adult Degree Completion Scholarship Fund announced by the University of Maine System. The system’s fund aims to help Maine people complete their academic studies — many adults started […]
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This month, three finalists for the position of dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will be on campus — Bryan DePoy of Youngstown State University, Emily Haddad of the University of South Dakota and Pamela Kalbfleisch of Concordia University Chicago. Complete vitaes are posted on the Academic Affairs website.
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UMaine’s Western Civilization and American Liberty Program, directed by Professor of Political Theory Michael Palmer, was awarded a $5,000 grant from the Koch Foundation for the upcoming academic year. The program brings outstanding, nationally reputed speakers to UMaine to deliver a guest lecture, and to interact with faculty and students.
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University of Maine System Chancellor James Page will be at UMaine for a campus forum from 10:30–noon, April 1, Minsky Recital Hall. The UMaine forum is part of a series of budget-related discussions the Chancellor is holding at campuses systemwide. Chancellor Page will provide a state of the system in the context of the current […]
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Members of the University of Maine campus community are welcome to attend one of two identical public forums that will provide preliminary information about UMaine’s FY 2015 budget. The presentation will be held at Wells Conference Center on Friday, March 28 with one session scheduled to run from 8 to 9:30 a.m. and the second […]
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Kenneth Allen, who worked at the University of Maine for 25 years in many positions, including acting president and a zoology professor, passed away March 19, 2014. His obituary is online.
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Contemporary musician Phill Niblock will give two performances at IMRC at 7 p.m., March 27–28, as part of the Spring 2014 Visiting Artist Series of the Intermedia MFA Program. Information about the performances is featured on the New Music World website.
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Administrative Specialists Deborah Grant from the Department of Political Science and Janice Bacon from the Department of Educational Leadership, Higher Education and Human Development are the recipients of the 2014 Outstanding Classified Employee Award of the University of Maine Classified Employee Advisory Council (CEAC). The annual CEAC award recognizes exceptional service by UMaine classified employees […]
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The Great Maine Bike Swap is coming to the University of Maine Sunday, April 13, 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Organized by the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, the event brings hundreds of bikes in all price ranges to the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The admission fee is $3 for adults; free for UMaine students and children […]
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A video of the recent Wyeth Family Heritage Lecture by Dr. David Pariser of Concordia University is on the University of Maine Department of Art website. In his lecture titled “The Juvenile Work of World-Class Artists,” Pariser discusses his research involving development of childhood graphic skills in gifted children.
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